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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – On March 7, the City Council approved Fire Chief Joe Maddick’s request for $95,620 to replace the fire station’s concrete apron. The City Council’s approval while meeting at the Hall of Waters followed the Capital Improvements Authority’s approval Feb.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city seeks a new planner, Economic Development Director Melinda Mehaffy told city leaders during a March 18 work session at the Hall of Waters. The last planner left March 9 to work in the private sector, Mehaffy said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Three candidates seek a single Excelsior Springs City Council seat. The public will cast ballots April 5 for the two candidates whose views best fit what voters want.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Three candidates are competing for two Excelsior Springs Board of Education seats. The public will cast ballots April 5 for the two candidates whose views best fit what voters want.

WARRENSBURG – The proposed 21st Senatorial District map would make dramatic changes to the present district represented by Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg. Changes include that, for the next two years, Hoskins would not live in the district where he serves.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Excelsior Springs resident Cynthia Loflin pauses from her late afternoon walk to stand beside the heart positioned on a green island situated in front of The Elms Hotel and Spa. “It’s such beautiful weather,” she says after stepping onto the island for a close-up view of the heart.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An Excelsior Springs-area man is dead and his wife is under arrest, Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers stated. Childers said his office took a domestic violence call “with shots fired” about midnight Wednesday on Shoemaker Road east of the city.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A crop of 88 athletes are out for track and field at Excelsior Springs High School. And they, along with coach Jonah Albertson, have set the bar high for this season.